Jeanie Salyer of Inyokern was born in Chicago on September 8, 1951 to Steve and Helene Carter. Jeanie passed away on September 20, 2012 in Loma Linda due to complications from surgery.

Jeanie attended schools in China Lake, Kansas and Arkansas. She was an advocate for breastfeeding mothers through La Leche League and taught reading and yearbook at local Christian schools. She was an American Sign Language Interpreter and EEO Advocate.

Jeanie loved letter writing and had many long term pen pals. She loved scrapbooking, rubber stamping, card making and blogging. Jeanie was devoted to her children and husband and brought much joy to many people in this world and will be remembered fondly by her many, many friends.

She is survived by her husband Floyd Salyer of Inyokern, her father Steve Carter and step mother Reine Carter of Tucson, Ariz, her mother Helene White of Tucson, Ariz, her brother Stephen John Carter and sister-in-law Kyoko of Mountain View, her daughters Jacqueline Levin of Odense, Denmark and Pine Donaldson of Ridgecrest, her sons Jed Donaldson of Ridgecrest and Gabriel Sturtevant of Lancaster.

Jeanie wished to be cremated and a Celebration of Life will be held in the spring at a date to be announced. Jeanie’s ashes will be buried at Mount Owens Cemetery. Friends are encouraged to leave a memorial message on her Facebook page where the date and location of services will be posted when finalized.